by Tae Hoon Kim | Mar 16, 2014 | Cyber Bullying News
Yik Yak is a mobile application which allows users to anonymously interact with each other within a 5 mile radius, originally designed for people in college and older to be used for quick dissemination of information such as public service announcements to celebrity...
by Tae Hoon Kim | Mar 12, 2014 | Cyber Bullying News
In a recent analysis published in JAMA Pediatrics, lead author Mitch van Geel sought to further investigate the correlation between peer victimization and suicidal ideationor attempts among children and adolescents. Peer victimization was confirmed to be related to...
by Tae Hoon Kim | Mar 12, 2014 | Cyber Bullying News
Today, there was a symposium in Vancouver, Canada to discuss papers on the increase in cyberbullying in university campuses across Canada. It is hosted by Simon Fraser University and presenters included Dr. Wanda Cassidy, an SFU education professor, Margaret Jackson,...
by Tae Hoon Kim | Mar 10, 2014 | Cyber Bullying News
With the recent legislation calling for cyberbullying control, Colorado has now advanced to a safer internet environment. On Monday, the House initially approved a bill that would make bullying through cyberspace a crime in Colorado. HB 14-1131 would target harassment...
by Tae Hoon Kim | Mar 8, 2014 | Cyber Bullying News
California’s state lawmakers have introduced new cyberbullying legislation in response to the case of Audrie Pott, a teenager at Saratoga High School who was sexually assaulted at a party. Audrie committed suicide days after learning that explicit photos of her...
by Tae Hoon Kim | Mar 7, 2014 | Cyber Bullying News
A popular vampire novel author, Anne Rice, recently launched a petition on change.org to convince Amazon to remove anonymous book reviewing after Internet trolls ganged up on her. The petition, titled “Protect Amazon.com Users and Indie Publishing Authors from...